Gas rises 6 cents in latest Mass. survey

September 15, 2008 10:26 AM E-mail| |Comments ()| Text size – +

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The average price for a gallon of gas in Massachusetts rose 6 cents in the latest weekly survey from AAA Southern New England, the first increase since early July.

AAA Southern New England cited Hurricane Ike as the reason why the average Massachusetts price for a gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gas is $3.61.

Massachusetts is currently 23 cents below the national average for regular unleaded of $3.84; a year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was $2.65, AAA Southern New England said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)